Delhi CM Rekha Gupta 'Slapped' During Weekly 'Jan Sunvai' At Her Official Civil Lines Residence; Attacker Nabbed
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was allegedly attacked on Wednesday during the weekly 'Jan Sunvai' at her official residence in Civil Lines. According to reports, the 35-year-old man slapped the Delhi CM. He was nabbed by Gupta's security personnel.
Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) Delhi unit chief Virendra Sachdeva condemned the attack. The Delhi BJP said, "A mishap happened during Jan Sunvai at CM Residence, Civil Lines. Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva strongly condemns the attack on CM Rekha Gupta during the weekly Jan Sunvai."
Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav termed the incident unfortunate. He also raised questions on the safety of women in the national capital territory (NCT).
"This is very unfortunate. CM leads the entire Delhi, and I think that the more such incidents are condemned, the less it is. But this incident also exposes women's safety. If the CM of Delhi is not safe, how can a common man or common woman be safe?" Yadav told news agency ANI.
As per officials, the accused first gave the CM some papers during the public hearing and then allegedly attacked her.
It is not the first incident where a Delhi CM was attacked. Earlier, Arvind Kejriwal was also attacked when he was the CM. He was slapped by a man while campaigning during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
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